Friday TV: Maria Bamford’s Wild Ride
The singular comedy genius of. Maria Bamford is undercut with mental health struggles that she often brings out in her many-voiced routines. Judd Apatow, who seems to be turning out…
Thursday: ‘Nobody Wants This’ Back for Thirds
Netflix’ reigning rom-com “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix, streaming), with Adam Brody and Kristen Bell, returns somehow for its third season — threatening to further stretch the “will they/ won’t they”…
Wednesday TV: Nashville Pays Tribute to Dolly
Eight weeks after her death at 80, here’s a live, two-hour salute from Nashville, “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton” (ABC, 9 p.m.) featuring…
Tuesday TV: When Mom Appears to Be a ‘Phony’
Connie Britton and Sam Nivola star in a new series “Phony” (Hulu, streaming), in which a teen thinks his mom is an imposter after he has a car accident. The…
Capital Radio 10-19-26: From Tulsa to Santa Fe
Back from a Southwest trip, I can now play the specific songs of Tulsa, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico (are there no songs about Taos?). There was…
Capital Radio 10-12-26: Getting One’s Kicks
Only a few Columbus Day/ Indigenous People Day songs for the holiday. Mostly, I was anticipating a road trip on Route 66, with four different versions of the song, from…
Monday TV: Football, NBA Finals, ALCS Game 6
The NBA's new season doesn't start until Tuesday, but sports are still spilling out to weekdays. Monday Night Football has Washington at San Francisco (ABC, ESPN, 8:15 p.m.). Baseball has…
Sunday TV: New Mysteries Return to PBS
A new set of mysteries begins on public television, with season five of “Professor T” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) with a death arousing suspicions about the new relationship…
Saturday TV: Christmas Starts in Mid-October
Let it be known that the Christmas movie onslaught has begun two weeks before Halloween. One of them is “Silver Bells at Christmas” (Great American Family, 8 p.m.) with Laura…
Friday TV: Norm Macdonald, Clip by Clip
Judd Apatow chronicles a singular career by showing just about every video he made in the documentary “Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald” (Netflix, streaming). Macdonald’s late night gig may…